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ARLINGTON, Texas — Seventeen unanswered points and one questionable no-call sent the Lions tumbling out of the postseason, the Cowboys on to Lambeau Field and prompted conspiracy theorists everywhere to point out the obvious — the NFL loves the televisions ratings created by the Cowboys. Referee Pete Morelli's crew picked up a flag that was initially thrown on Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens for pass interference against tight end Brandon Pettigrew. The Lions were facing third-and-1 at the Cowboys' 46-yard line midway through the fourth quarter as they tried to reclaim momentum Sunday at AT&T Stadium. An automatic first down turned into a punt as...

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Seventeen unanswered points and one questionable no-call sent the Lions tumbling out of the postseason, the Cowboys on to Lambeau Field and prompted conspiracy theorists everywhere to point out the obvious — the NFL loves the...

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell says he believes the NFL can improve the way it uses technology and further remove the "human factor" from the way games are officiated.
The Lions lost their playoff opener 24-20 to Dallas...

If the McCaskey family has a referendum on Phil Emery, quarterback Jay Cutler surely will be a topic of debate.
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For much of Sunday's game, the playoff-bound Lions looked like the same old undisciplined, self-destructive Lions of old.
Their indiscretions included a muffed punt, roughing the kicker, careless turnovers, a blocked field-goal attempt and, of course,...

DETROIT — Calvin Johnson and Charles Tillman had many epic battles over the past seven years.
Tillman, the aggressive 6-foot-2, 198-pound Bears cornerback would shadow, nudge, bump and generally climb into the personal space of the Lions' 6-5,...

The Bears' season reaches a pivot point on Thanksgiving against the Lions. At 5-6, they need to beat an NFC North opponent to keep any realistic postseason hope alive. A loss would all but mathematically eliminate them from playoff contention, and it also...

Ndamukong Suh has cultivated a relationship with Warren Buffett but won't need advice from one of the world's wealthiest men to strike it big.
The Lions defensive tackle will cash in with a new deal after this season and could eclipse the $51.8 million...

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford came to his postgame news conference Thursday with a comfortable smile and a spring in his step, looking like a man with his confidence restored.
After a three-game November stretch in which his offense totaled only...

Last week in parentheses.
1. Patriots 7-2 (2): Manhandling of Broncos could have implications in January and help gain home-field advantage in playoffs.
2. Cardinals 7-1 (3): They own the best record in the NFC in November for the first time since...

If Bears Chairman George McCaskey has the slightest inkling 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh might have interest in reviving the team that drafted him in 1987, he needs to fire Marc Trestman first thing Monday morning.
Delaying the inevitable until the regular...

DETROIT — After sacking Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford late in the third quarter of Thursday's 34-17 loss to the Lions at Ford Field, Bears defensive end Willie Young started performing for the Thanksgiving Day crowd.
Young cast an imaginary...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Drew Stanton era kicked off Sunday, and the result was the same thing the surging Arizona Cardinals were getting out of starting quarterback Carson Palmer.In his first start since Palmer tore a knee ligament and was lost for the...

DETROIT -- Calvin Johnson wishes that the Detroit Lions would win games in an easier fashion. He's still not complaining about their habit of pulling out victories at the last moment.
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The Detroit Lions have become the kings of the fourth-quarter comeback on both sides of the Atlantic.
Matt Prater hit a 48-yard field goal on the game's last play and the Detroit Lions erased a 21-point halftime deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons...